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Norwalk Council narrows moratorium, exempts housing uses and extends ban on certain retail for one year
Summary
The Norwalk City Council adopted an amended urgency ordinance that removes housing-related uses from a land-use moratorium and extends the moratorium on several commercial uses for an additional year; the action follows a housing-element dispute with the state and ongoing litigation.
The Norwalk City Council on a unanimous vote adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 25-1758U, removing emergency shelters, single-room occupancy units, supportive housing and transitional housing from a previously adopted moratorium and extending a revised moratorium on certain commercial uses — including convenience stores, liquor stores, discount stores, personal-use laundromats, vehicle/automobile washing and payday lenders — for one additional year.
City staff framed the item as an amendment to a short-term urgency ordinance first adopted last year. “The proposal before you tonight is to extend the moratorium the remaining uses in the moratorium for an additional year,” staff member Alex…
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